All Posts Tagged With: "context menu"
Adding the Run as Administrator option for .VBS and .JS files
By default, Windows Vista does not include the Run as Administrator option in the context menu for Vbscript (.vbs) and JScript (.JS) files. Here is how to add the Run as Administrator option to the context menu.
27Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedAdd “Edit HOSTS file” option in the context menu
The HOSTS file, originally introduced to resolve host names to IP addresses, is also an effective tool to block Malware. To modify the HOSTS file in Windows Vista, you need to elevate Notepad.exe or any other text editor which you use. Otherwise you’ll see the following error when trying to save the HOSTS file:
Cannot create [...]
Register DLLs (elevated) using the context menu
There are tips available on the Web on how to add the Register and Unregister comands in the context menu for .DLL files. The option is quite handy, instead of us having to manually type the regsvr32.exe command line.
But what if you’re using Windows Vista?
Open Command Window Here - Make available from folder tree
It’s over an year since Vista was released, and by now most of you know that the Open Command Window Here is now a built-in option in Windows Vista, which can be accessed by holding the SHIFT key when right-clicking on a directory (file system folder). The Open Command Window Here option had been included as an [...]
21Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedSave and Restore Desktop icon layout in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
When testing various display resolutions or after completing a remote desktop session, the desktop icons may go out of order. Another case is that when you accidentally use the CTRL+ Scroll button (mouse) on your Windows Vista desktop, the Desktop icon size changes. But reverting back to the original icon size does not restore the [...]
14Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedOpen an elevated Command Prompt from the Desktop context menu
In article 113 How to open an elevated Command Prompt from the folder context menu in Windows Vista (published in December 2006) we saw how to add the Open Command Window here (Administrator) option for file system folders in Windows Vista.
Here is how to add this option in the Desktop context menu.
How to remove NVIDIA Control Panel from the context menu
NVIDIA Control Panel context menu item is added when you install NVIDIA Forceware drivers. Here is how to remove this option from the Desktop context menu if you rarely use this item.
Note that you’ll can still access the NVIDIA utility via the Control Panel, or by running the command nvcplui.exe from Start, Run dialog.
Search… context menu option removed in Vista Service Pack 1
When you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1, it removes the Search… option from the context menu of drives and file system folders. However, the missing option can be restored using a registry edit.
Thanks to the The SBS Diva blog for publishing the solution on how to restore the Search option in the context menu.
“Clear Recent Items List” option missing when you right-click on the Recent folder
When you open the Windows Vista Start menu and right-click Recent Items, the option Clear Recent Items List may be missing. Also, the Recent folder may be displayed with a generic folder icon in Windows Explorer.
8Aug2007 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued
